Right on Track

Right on Track
Rail Corridor Ribbon Cutting

A community event to commemorate public ownership and demonstrate potential use of the rail corridor

On Saturday, November 17, 2012, the RTC joined the community of Santa Cruz County to commemorate the public ownership of the Santa Cruz Branch Rail line. At five whistle stops in communities along the line, hundreds of citizens joined together to learn about the range of mobility options and opportunities for the 32-mile rail corridor and to witness Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Railway/Iowa Pacific’s train roll through the county. Over a thousand people took free train rides from the West side of Santa Cruz up the coast. A rainy morning turned in to a beautiful day for riding the train!

Many thanks to all of the event sponsors, co-hosts, presenters, speakers, and volunteers that made this event possible!

Free Train Rides

The RTC and Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Railway offered free preview train rides for a short jaunt up the coast and back from the Westside Santa Cruz Whistle Stop every hour between 2 and 6 pm on Saturday, November 17.

Train to Christmas Town – The Santa Cruz & Monterey Bay Railway unveils its newest holiday train ride called “The Train to Christmas Town.” Along the hour-long ride departing from Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, passengers are served hot cocoa and gingerbread cookies, talk with characters from the just-published holiday book, visit Christmas Town, and listen to a new musical score created specifically for the event by four-time Grammy nominated band Trout Fishing in America.